Our son had no daycare or preschool before kindergarten. And despite people telling us he needed prep for "socialization" purposes, he is very well behaved in class. Educators really devalue the importance of a child's contact and emotional development with their parents.
Did he have separation anxiety when he finally went to school? Our 3 year old son does not like to be out of our presence for more than a few minutes although he is otherwise happy and healthy (knock on wood). I've been wondering how he will be able to transition to go to school.
As do too many parents.
"despite people telling us he needed prep for "socialization" purposes"
Total BS. How do these fools think we survived for centuries without "day care"/pre-school - and indeed, had less "anti-social" behavior?